1 / 10

Authentic Learning

Authentic Learning. Instruction and Assessment Jessica Steward LTC 8900 – Instructional Strategies November 4, 2012. Authentic Learning Defined. Meaningful learning Students discover, discuss, and connect Learning is relevant to the real-world. Authentic Learning Defined.

brian-ortiz
Download Presentation

Authentic Learning

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Authentic Learning Instruction and Assessment Jessica Steward LTC 8900 – Instructional Strategies November 4, 2012

  2. Authentic Learning Defined • Meaningful learning • Students discover, discuss, and connect • Learning is relevant to the real-world

  3. Authentic Learning Defined • A classroom using authentic learning should look very different from the traditional classroom • Teacher/Instructor becomes a facilitator of learning Traditional Instruction Authentic Instruction

  4. Authentic Learning for Adults • Adult learners appreciate authentic learning • This makes the material relevant and applicable • Increases the likelihood that they will remember the material

  5. Principles of Authentic , Multi-Level Instruction • Authentic learning • Multi-levels • Scaffolding • Higher order thinking • Inclusive, heterogeneous grouping • Integrated skill learning • Focus on meaning and function • Multi-modal • Building on strengths of the students • Fostering respect • Students’ interests, choices, power, and voice • Collaborative learning • Reflection • Growth and effort based collaboration

  6. Five Standards of Authentic Instruction • Higher order thinking • Depth of knowledge • Connectedness to the world • Substantive conversation • Social support to student achievement

  7. Authentic Assessment • Aims to evaluate students’ abilities in real-world situations • Students learn authentic tasks instead of simply going through the test-taking process. • It measures students’ analytic skills, integration of learning, creativity, working collaboratively, and written and oral skills • Authentic assessment measures the learning process along with the finished product

  8. Examples of Authentic Assessment • Case studies • Science experiments • Conduct social-science research • Write stories and reports • Read and interpret literature • Solve math problems that have real-world applications • Short investigations • Journal entries and reflective writing • Portfolios • Peer reviews

  9. Conclusion • Authentic learning makes learning more meaningful to students by allowing them to learn through discovery, discussions, and connecting concepts and relationships that are relevant to the real-world. • Authentic learning is applicable to students of ALL ages • Adult learners are motivated by authentic learning because they can see how it is applicable to the real world

  10. Bibliography Authentic Assessment Overview. (2012). TeacherVision. Pearson Education, Inc. Authentic Learning. (2011). Council for Exceptional Children. Graham, S.W. (n.d.) Helping Adults Learn. Education & Training Consulting. Newmann, F.M. & Wehlage, G.G. (n.d.) Five standards of authentic instruction. Educational Leadership. Peterson, M. (2002). Principles of Authentic Multi-level Instruction.

More Related